C4A family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

c4a-highmem-2

The c4a-highmem-2 machine type has 2 vCPUs and 16 GB of memory. Pricing for this instance starts at $0.12 per hour and $86.05 monthly in the us-central1 region.

Updated June 16, 2026
vCPUs
2
Memory
16 GB
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Storage
Persistent Disk

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us-central1 · USD · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
TermHourlyMonthlySavings
On-Demand
$0.1179$86.05 Baseline
1-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0777$56.72 -34%
3-Year Committed Use Discount (CUD)
$0.0531$38.73 -55%
Preemptible / Spot
$0.0440$32.12 -63%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i2
Memory i16 GB
Physical processorGoogle Axion
Nested VirtualizationNot supported
Sole TenantNot supported
GPUNone
Within C4A family
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2 vCPU
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2 vCPU
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4 vCPU
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4 vCPU
c4a-highmem-4
4 vCPU
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4 vCPU
c4a-highmem-4-lssd
4 vCPU
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8 vCPU
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8 vCPU
c4a-highmem-8
8 vCPU
c4a-standard-8-lssd
8 vCPU
c4a-highmem-8-lssd
8 vCPU
c4a-highcpu-16
16 vCPU
c4a-standard-16
16 vCPU
c4a-highmem-16
16 vCPU
c4a-standard-16-lssd
16 vCPU
c4a-highmem-16-lssd
16 vCPU
c4a-highcpu-32
32 vCPU
c4a-standard-32
32 vCPU
c4a-standard-32-lssd
32 vCPU
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48 vCPU
c4a-highmem-32
32 vCPU
c4a-standard-48
48 vCPU
c4a-highmem-32-lssd
32 vCPU
c4a-highcpu-64
64 vCPU
c4a-highcpu-72
72 vCPU
c4a-standard-48-lssd
48 vCPU
c4a-highmem-48
48 vCPU
c4a-standard-64
64 vCPU
c4a-standard-72
72 vCPU
c4a-highmem-48-lssd
48 vCPU
c4a-standard-64-lssd
64 vCPU
c4a-highmem-64
64 vCPU
c4a-standard-72-lssd
72 vCPU
c4a-highmem-72
72 vCPU
c4a-highmem-64-lssd
64 vCPU
c4a-highmem-72-lssd
72 vCPU
c4a-highmem-96-metal
96 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth10 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16
Max disk size257 TB
Local SSDsNo local SSD

Compare with another instance

vs.
Specc4a-highmem-2c4a-highcpu-1Δ
vCPUs21-50%
Memory16 GB2 GB-87%
Hourly Price$0.1179$0.0379-68%
Monthly Price$86.05$27.65-68%
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